{"product_id":"9781453224007","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn American woman struggles with the genital mutilation she endured as a child in Africa in a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller “as compelling as \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Tashi’s tribe, the Olinka, young girls undergo female genital mutilation as an initiation into the community. Tashi manages to avoid this fate at first, but when pressed by tribal leaders, she submits. Years later, married and living in America as Evelyn Johnson, Tashi’s inner pain emerges. As she questions why such a terrifying, disfiguring sacrifice was required, she sorts through the many levels of subjugation with which she’s been burdened over the years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, Alice Walker exposes the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation in an unforgettable, moving novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Possessing the Secret of Joy\u003ci\u003e is the 3rd book in the Color Purple Collection, which also includes \u003c\/i\u003eThe Color Purple\u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e The Temple of My Familiar.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140692984048,"sku":"9781453224007","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453224007_p0.jpg?v=1763855447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453224007","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}